Gulf Coast Oil Spill Plans: Remediation and Restoration Adequacy

ABSTRACT This paper describes the results of a research effort commissioned by the U.S. Corps of Engineers to study the role of the oil spill contingency planning process in addressing two key elements of spill response: remediation and restoration. The analysis focuses on the role of contingency planning in optimizing the success of these two processes, and specifically how key shoreline remediation and restoration decisions are addressed and implemented in the Gulf Coast region.